pólvora
[ˈpolβ̞oɾa]
The verdict
“pólvora” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,039. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #12,039
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sustancia explosiva utilizada principalmente como propulsor de proyectiles en las armas de fuego y en los juegos pirotécnicos.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pólvora |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpolβ̞oɾa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #12,039 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pólvora” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around pólvora (IPA [ˈpolβ̞oɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,039 among 48,357 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for pólvora, with forms such as "plóvora", "ppólvora", and "pólbora". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "polvos", "polvo", "polera", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is pólvora, spelled P-Ó-L-V-O-R-A.
Definition
- 1Sustancia explosiva utilizada principalmente como propulsor de proyectiles en las armas de fuego y en los juegos pirotécnicos.
- 2Conjunto de fuegos artificiales que se disparan en una celebridad.
- 3Mal genio de uno, que con ligero motivo u ocasión se irrita y enfada.
- 4Viveza, actividad y vehemencia de una cosa.
- 5Polvo.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- plóvora
- ppólvora
- pólbora
- póllvora
- pólovra
- pólvoar
- pólvorra
- pólvroa
- pólvvora
- póvlora
- óplvora
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pólvora - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “pólvora”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-Ó-L-V-O-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpolβ̞oɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “polvos” - see the side-by-side comparison. pólvora vs polvos
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.